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Lot 69: MECHANOTHERAPY AT VICHY

Est: $900 USD - $1,500 USDPassed
Be-HoldYonkers, NY, USOctober 22, 2015

Item Overview

Description

Seven toned gelatin silver prints, ferrotoped, 7 5/8 x 9 5/8- inches, ca. 1903 by James Abbé. Abbé's Saint-Cloud reproduction stamp with French texts on the verso or on original labels, and other notations. Abbé.is best known for his Hollywood portraits, but early in his career he was a major photojournalist.
"With the opening of the 'world's largest thermal spa' in 1903, Vichy adopted medical techniques to increase the effectiveness of its thermal treatments, giving rise to electrotherapy and mechanotherapy."[Website of " The Belle Époque in Vichy."
These show various machines in use, including an arrangement for stereoscopic viewing. One of the captions likens the machines to medieval torture devices. Aside from documenting these medical innovations, the photographs suggest associations with the use of machine imagery as metaphors, sexual and otherwise, by Duchamp, Picabia, the Futurists, Kafka and many others. A wonderful book exploring this is Le Macchine Celibi/ The Bachelor Machines, Rizzoli, 1975. Just a few corner and edge cuts, but rich prints

Artist or Maker

Payment & Shipping

Accepted forms of payment: Money Order / Cashiers Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer

Shipping

Be-hold will select a shipping method unless you have a special request. For important, large and heavy items it is worthwhile to have the material well packed and shipped by a secure means. Foreign bidders must expect to pay applicable duty.

Auction Details

Famous and seldom offered photographs

by
Be-Hold
October 22, 2015, 01:00 PM EST

66 Main Street #1013, Yonkers, NY, 10701, US

Terms

Buyer's Premium

25.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
$0$99$10
$100$199$20
$200$999$50
$1,000$4,999$100
$5,000$9,999$250
$10,000+$500

Conditions of Sale

Your bid is a contract to purchase the item at the level of the winning bid if your bid is the winning one. Your bid will be raised above the starting bid only as necessary to top any previous high bid that has been placed on a lot. You will also be responsible for the Buyer's premium of 20% (15% for offline bidders), and shipping and handling charges.

Be-hold will select a shipping method unless you have a special request. For important, large and heavy items material will need to be well packed and shipped by a secure means, and cost will be calculated accordingly. Foreign bidders must expect to pay applicable duty.

Material sent to addresses in NY State or picked up in New York State will be charged NY State Sales tax of 8.375% unless a NY State Resale or Exempt form is on file.

Please wait until you receive an Invoice that will include applicable shipping and handling charges, and taxes if applicable. Payment should be sent by the accepted means within 3 days of receiving the Invoice. Bidders outside N. America must pay by wire transfer-- contact Be-hold for bank details.

Contract

Your bid is a contract to purchase the item at the level of the winning bid if your bid is the winning one. Your bid will be raised above the starting bid only as necessary to top any previous high bid that has been placed on a lot. You will also be responsible for the Buyer's premium of 15% plus 5% for Invaluable for total of 20%, and shipping and handling charges.

Condition

The condition should be clear from the scans and descriptions. As a further aid, items are given a number grade in brackets at the end of each description.
[4] is reserved for photographs in rich clean undamaged condition.
[3] is material that is slightly less rich, with possibly some minor fading or soil as can be seen.
[2] is material with more handling, wear, fading -- but no damage.
[1] material in poor condition but offered because of importance.

Damage to the print is a different issue and is indicated by the prefix [D] in front of the condition code, such as [D3]. This nature of the damage will be indicated. This does not include damage to the mount, not the print.

In some cases, a + or - will be added to the condition code to show which end of the condition category is applicable.

Please contact us for further information. Contact us for arrangements to view the material.

Payment

Please wait for Invoice, including clarification of shipping details, before sending payment. Payment must be made within 3 days of receipt of Invoice. Our preferred method of payment is by check or M.O. in U.S. Dollars from a U.S. Bank. If you wish to pay by PayPal, you must contact us first. We charge a 3% processing fee for PayPal. Number may be given by phone or sent in successive E-mails if you wish, for greater security. BIDDERS FROM OUTSIDE N. AMERICA MUST PAY BY WIRE TRANSFER. BANK INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED.

Shipping

Be-hold will select a shipping method unless you have a special request. For important, large and heavy items it is worthwhile to have the material well packed and shipped by a secure means. Foreign bidders must expect to pay applicable duty.

Buyer's premium

For winning bidders on Invaluable a buyer's premium of 18% of the winning bid on each item will be charged.

NY State taxes

Material sent to addresses in NY State or picked up in New York State will be charged NY State Sales tax of 8.375% unless a NY State Resale or Exempt form is on file.